The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05

f. p. Hinds who has been visiting relatives
here, has returned to her home in West
Swanzey, n. II. = The Misses Gillespie
of Bethel have been visiting in this place
= Is. f. Norton and Charles Cook have
together killed twenty-nine foxes this sea-
son, on twenty-four of which they received
a bounty. - A lyceum has been or
ganized here. 1t is to meet every Friday
evening.
Plainfield.
Mr.. ARTHUR LANE, who has been sick so
long, is getting out again. - II. E. Cut
Ter has bought nice roam mare of nr. La
zelle for 500. 80 Batchelder Il Son are
doing good business in their lumber mill,
giving employment to a large number of
hands. - Nahum Palmer wants to buy
pair of good driving horses.
Roxbury.
REV. GEORGE BoYNToN of Braintree
preached at the Congregational church last
Wednesday evening. - Clayton w. Or
cutt was married on Saturday at Randolph
to Miss Ida Wells. The happy couple are
now away on a tour to Boston and Provi-
dence. - n. Il. Monty was arrested on
Saturday, on complaint of Grand Juror
Wiley, for drunkenness, and arraigned be-
fore Justice George W. Williams. He was
fined 50 and costs, which he paid. - NJ.
H. Hamblet and wife of Worcester and
Leonard Bean and wife of St. Albans were
the guests of Mrs. Bean during portion of
the holidays. == Mrs Butterileld and
son Henry visited at st. Albans last week.
80 II. G.. Ellis, Esq. was at East Bethel
on business last week. - Arthur Par
sons has gone to housekeeping in Mrs.
Beams tenement = The Week of Prayer
is being observed by nightly meetings at
the Congregational church.
East Roxbury.
Cuvup from, tbio plarn want m Warrpu
to attend the matchmaking. - Deacon
j. T. Edison carried a black eye last week,
caused by falling limb from tree. 80
The young people at Aaron Webster's had
surprise last Wednesday night. 80 Ed
ward Caswell and wife of Washington are
visiting at AFRO Boyces. John Mudg.
EFT is getting out timber for his new house
| - The poultry men report low prices
| for their Christmas stock. - The singers
met at Timothy Blanchard's New Years
eve for social sing. - The school
teacher spent New Years with her parents
at South y ,thfeld. - Mrs. Daniel Bra
| ley talks of selling her place next spring
- Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wardner cele-
brated their thirty-eighth marriage anniver
| sary New Years eve. - Mrs. u. n. Paige
| injured her finger in sausage-machint
and now carries it in a careful manner.
Waitsfield.
THE relatives and friends of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harry Jones took possession Ct theil
home at an early hour 4 Wednesday
evening to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage. The house was well oc
cupied by a social and spirited company
who came to speak kind words and leave
generous tokens of remembrance. Easy
chairs and a pair of gold-bowed spectatle
for each of the aged pair were among thu
valuable testimonials of regard and esteem
Rev. o. ID. Clapp, in few well-chosen anI
fl.u ti,,na
of the company in presentation speech
to which the groom responded, returning
thanks for their presence and presents
Only one of the forty friends was presen
who witnessed the bridal scene fifty year
ago, and more than thirty had gone dow
the steps of time and crossed over tn
river to the unseen shore. Mrs. Z. ii
McAllister daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
jones' read letters of congratulation frou
John Bates of Eagle Point, Wis, c. i
Jones of Bellows Falls, VT, and l.. w
Jones of West Somerville, Mass, afte
which cake and coffee were served an
another hour was spent in expressing cor
gratulatons and kind wishes, when al
dispersed for home, wishing that the ven
erable pair might live to see many NOR
years of welded bliss and celebrate thei
diamond wedding in the distant future
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hawley, Mr.. an
Mrs. S. G. Parker and Mr.. and Mrs. Pal
don Bushnell. Communion service
were held at the Congregational church las
Sabbath morning. Five persons unite
with the church, four by confession and on
by letter 60 Last week Monday evenin
the quiet and happy home of w. G. Nj
Allister was invaded by over one hundre
fifty of the best people of Mad River vale
and vicinity, who came to remind them tina
the happiest event of their life occurred jus
twenty years ago. The many substantis
/ N wishes
gvers, showed the esteem in which MI
McAllister and his estimable wife are hel
!, by their fellow-citizens.
Warren.
{ THE funeral services of Mrs. Henry Stel
ling were held at the church last Sunday
and Stella Hills on Monday afternoon
- Sheridan McAllister is very sic
with pneumonia - The great event {
, the season was the marriage of III. Colby
Mamie Hall on Tuesday evening. -
Rev. c. II. Smith is expected home Satui
day with his bride 60 G. A. Ford an
wife are visiting friends in New Havei
- The Woman's Christian Temperate
, Union will meet with Mrs. James Carde
| next Tuesday. - Rev. o. ID. Clapp, di
trict deputy, visited Mad River Lodge las
Saturday evening.
East Warren.
FRANK j. TLLoTsoN, who is clerking {
, Burlington, has been home for a short vac;
ton. - Miss Emma McGatlin visite
Randolph last week for the purpose of a
tending the wedding of a friend. go
. Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Harmon and E
win Williams visited in Barre and Nortl
field last week. 80 Mr.. and Mrs. Set
l Patrick of Middlebury made a visit I
: friends in town last week. - Miss Vim
! Carroll, who is teaching school in Roxbur,
entertained several of her scholars at he
.